[UK-CONTEST] What is the best VHF Radio

[Ian Burns]

I can thoroughly recommend the FT100MP and Javornik II transverter 
combination. The receiver is not totally bomb proof but is noticeably 
better than my FT847. We used the setup at G0FBB in the 2m trophy this 
weekend and had no real problems despite some very loud signals on the band.

The only drawback of this combination is that the transverter output of 
the FT1000 can be too dirty to use on a crowded band. It's a fair way 
off the VHFCC recommendations of -100dBc... The main o/p is clean enough 
to use via a suitable attenuator though.

73
Ian.

Dave wrote:
> At 20:21 07/09/2008 +0100, G3RIR wrote:
>
> There is a useful comparison of HF Tcvrs here 
> http://www.df9ic.de/tech/trxtest/trxtest.html
>
> 73 Dave G4RGK
>
>   
>> Earlier today I reported to a station on 144MHz that his signal was very
>> wide. I could hear splatter about 12kHz either side of his signal.
>>
>> I turned off my mast-head pre-amp, switched in an attenuator and turned my
>> beam side on so that I only had s7 registered on my s-meter. The splatter
>> was still noticeable.
>>
>> The station concerned said he was definitely not over-driving anything. He
>> asked what receiver I was using and on being told it was an FT847 he
>> suggested that it was my receiver at fault. This may of course be the
>> problem but he wasn't the only loud signal on the band but was by far the
>> widest.
>>
>> What are the group members' views on the FT847 in handling such situations
>> and indeed what is the best receiver around for 144 and 432?
>>
>> I am also interested to know what is the specified noise figure for the
>> FT847; of course the manual only refers to sensitivity!
>>
>> Neil, G3RIR
>>
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